extemporaneous
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/ɪksˌ-/(UK)
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/ɪksˌ-/(UK) · /ɛksˌtɛm.pɜː(ɹ)ˈeɪn.i.əs/(UK) · /əksˌtɛmpɚˈeɪni.əs/
Definition of extemporaneous
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.
“My speeches in Great Britain were wholly extemporaneous, and I may not always have been so guarded in my expressions, as I otherwise should have been. I was ten years younger then than now, and only seven years from slavery.”
““Who the devil is there in Ramilly County,” muttered Amory aloud, “who would deliver Verlaine in an extemporaneous tune to a soaking haystack?””
“The lovely words of a prepared speech, however, cannot erase extemporaneous words and deeds, thousands of them, that have run contrary to those aspirations.”
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Etymology
From Late Latin extemporāneus, from Latin ex tempore (“impromptu”).
Words you can make from extemporaneous
200+ playable · top: EXTEMPORE (20 pts)
Best play extempore 20 points11-letter words
1 word10-letter words
5 words9-letter words
21 words- EXONERATE 16 pts
- MENOPAUSE 13 pts
- MOUSETRAP 13 pts
- PERMEATES 13 pts
- PROTEOMES 13 pts
- PROTONEMA 13 pts
- SUPERATOM 13 pts
- SUPERMOON 13 pts
- TREPONEMA 13 pts
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- MESENTERA 11 pts
- MONOESTER 11 pts
- NEUROMAST 11 pts
- NUMERATES 11 pts
- OUTPREENS 11 pts
- PERSONATE 11 pts
- ROUSEMENT 11 pts
- SUPERNATE 11 pts
- OUTREASON 9 pts
8-letter words
78 words- AXONEMES 17 pts
- EXOSPORE 17 pts
- EXPOSURE 17 pts
- EXTREMES 17 pts
- REEXPOSE 17 pts
- SUPERTAX 17 pts
- UNEXPERT 17 pts
- EXTENSOR 15 pts
- EXTERNES 15 pts
- AMPUTEES 12 pts
- ERUMPENT 12 pts
- MANROPES 12 pts
- METOPONS 12 pts
- PANTOUMS 12 pts
- PERMEANT 12 pts
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7-letter words
94 words- EXEMPTS 18 pts
- ARUSPEX 16 pts
- AXONEME 16 pts
- EXAMENS 16 pts
- EXPANSE 16 pts
- EXPENSE 16 pts
- EXPERTS 16 pts
- EXPORTS 16 pts
- EXPOSER 16 pts
- EXTREMA 16 pts
- EXTREME 16 pts
- MUREXES 16 pts
- EXTERNE 14 pts
- EXTERNS 14 pts
- AMPERES 11 pts
- AMPUTEE 11 pts
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- MEETUPS 11 pts
- METEPAS 11 pts
- METOPAE 11 pts
- METOPES 11 pts
- METOPON 11 pts
- OOSPERM 11 pts
- AMOROUS 9 pts
- AMOUNTS 9 pts
- ANTRUMS 9 pts
- ARPENTS 9 pts
- AUTOMEN 9 pts
- AUTOPEN 9 pts
- EMEUTES 9 pts
- EMOTERS 9 pts
- ENAMORS 9 pts
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- MAESTRO 9 pts
- MANURES 9 pts
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- OPENERS 9 pts
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- AENEOUS 7 pts
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- NEUTERS 7 pts
- ONEROUS 7 pts
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